tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87784905084486238812024-03-05T18:26:48.100-05:00PurpleOrchardArtsAbout my art experiences, business-related creations, and my experiments in new areas of art. I want this to be an open place where I can discuss my work and thought processes without limits.Kathie-artsykathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14046862584978180585noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778490508448623881.post-32688171667067860812009-07-30T00:25:00.002-04:002009-07-30T00:26:53.792-04:00The "case" of the vanishing MAIL boxes...and disappearing First Class Mail...Since my hubby (or dh) is a retired mail carrier, and I am on very good terms with many of the remaining postal workers at our local USPS, I would like to join in on this exchange, for SURE!!<br /> <br />I haven't even read the terms yet! But it doesn't matter. I will do whatever it takes to participate! I love mail art, I think First Class Mail is the best bargain around, and Click-n-Ship is one of their best new services. I go online all the time and get my packages ready to go; easy, cheap, and all I have to do is drop them off, either on the dock or at the desk. PLUS my office is RIGHT NEXT DOOR to the Hornell Post Office so I can sneak over there any time, like when I know they won't be busy. So - no lines for me!!Kathie-artsykathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14046862584978180585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778490508448623881.post-47610928844888647692009-06-13T14:03:00.004-04:002009-06-13T14:08:10.060-04:00TANGLING with Zentangles... ;0)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrsA31fvWY9kwjs0hFtuMr-eqHnhM74Iptw7EAybRuj_PxGZl6NE7yaU0zSGVsTZKBMTKTGKuOM7gXV1RP0mC3HnKucAXw622WrRZbk193tkPWZmBP2Zt-IlwM2js566nXZ6_kaxszqKR3/s1600-h/K-Zentangle-Tile-6-2-09-First-True.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 390px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrsA31fvWY9kwjs0hFtuMr-eqHnhM74Iptw7EAybRuj_PxGZl6NE7yaU0zSGVsTZKBMTKTGKuOM7gXV1RP0mC3HnKucAXw622WrRZbk193tkPWZmBP2Zt-IlwM2js566nXZ6_kaxszqKR3/s400/K-Zentangle-Tile-6-2-09-First-True.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346875395163144978" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw19iYTWObq-W76pjHbCBjIyb8BTkzWmy9qfAh3Xj2Q8gOQDEpnU7Mykhx7iNij4XGPP8AXCZ6dosr4FPtVn-KBfFpLiYDFXgcdwMTQ5_tSvAz4fDb1p7aeXjqv5xVhJaorUPX_QaofWVv/s1600-h/K-Zentangle-Tile-6-12-09.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw19iYTWObq-W76pjHbCBjIyb8BTkzWmy9qfAh3Xj2Q8gOQDEpnU7Mykhx7iNij4XGPP8AXCZ6dosr4FPtVn-KBfFpLiYDFXgcdwMTQ5_tSvAz4fDb1p7aeXjqv5xVhJaorUPX_QaofWVv/s400/K-Zentangle-Tile-6-12-09.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346874814607724914" /></a><br />Wow. I am using the 20 sided die to determine which tangles - a.k.a. patterns - I want to use in my Zentangle tiles, and it's really cool. Here are some tiles I have just completed!Kathie-artsykathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14046862584978180585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778490508448623881.post-77912755763137307062009-05-01T12:23:00.007-04:002009-05-01T15:53:38.088-04:00Doing some writing, interviewing, and of course, ARTHow has it become May FIRST??<br /><br />April zoomed by; the heatwave we had here has made the trees put out their flowers and many have already begun sending out their leaves. It's beginning to look more like early June instead of the first of May.<br /><br />Wild turkey season began today; Steuben County (NY) sees plenty of turkey hunters out and about. For me, the most thrilling thing about being out in the woods right now is seeing the wildflowers. Trillium is a special favorite, and I've always loved the taste of wild leeks (with the warm weather, though, they might be very hard to still find!).<br /><br />Last week I met with a local author - Linda M. Holbrook of Canisteo, NY. She has just self-published her first fictional novel based on her own life experiences. "You Wanna Go To Willard?" is proving to be an engrossing tale. She published it through BookSurge, a division of Amazon.com. The Friends of the Hornell Public Library (newly-re-formed group in support of Hornell's public library) will be hosting her at an author's reading and book-signing on Thursday, May 28th from 7-8:30 p.m.<br /><br />Gotta run to the chiropractor so will try to get more posting done - with some new pictures - later!!Kathie-artsykathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14046862584978180585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778490508448623881.post-23860108022413279902009-03-26T21:06:00.003-04:002009-03-26T21:34:42.281-04:00Whirlwind week...Yes, I know it's not really the end of the week yet; but my last day each week at work is Thursday, so it FEELS like Friday to me, even when I bring work home, like I had to today...gotta finish some invitations for a dinner to be held in late April - for the "Senior Saints." Ended up using a collage of graphics, since the program is to be connected to a slideshow of vintage postcards from Steuben County - the county I live in at present - a very interesting county with much history and plenty of pretty places to observe the world.<br /><br />I really wanted to print the invites in color, on one side of an ivory-color paper, but my printer decided to be ornery (actually somehow the file bogged it down; I hadn't really thought it was such a big graphic file, but it took forever just to get it to print in grayscale) so the grayscale original ended up being used as the original on the copier. The finished product, in black on ivory, actually looks pretty sweet. I used Garamond italic for the font throughout; I love that italic. <br /><br />More later. Maybe I can scan a copy of the front and post it...I'll see!Kathie-artsykathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14046862584978180585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778490508448623881.post-58162798580630126352009-03-21T12:32:00.007-04:002009-03-21T15:53:17.440-04:00An AWESOME surprise came in my mail today!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHD6eVMPkrksEptT22WXCdlHFt9YdEdj6URM1FK11kGqguDj5nuGIGmXHGP8YEl-Q_7GP_3p3mI071X_A58pTTcObfdTxVQ8xBKv0UDc51hvNKVV4eSKVIM7lLl1fbfPwIPHc4qQT_RCZM/s1600-h/K-OrientalEphemeraReceived-3-21-09.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 304px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHD6eVMPkrksEptT22WXCdlHFt9YdEdj6URM1FK11kGqguDj5nuGIGmXHGP8YEl-Q_7GP_3p3mI071X_A58pTTcObfdTxVQ8xBKv0UDc51hvNKVV4eSKVIM7lLl1fbfPwIPHc4qQT_RCZM/s400/K-OrientalEphemeraReceived-3-21-09.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315730405020940850" /></a><br />Someone - someone special in "my" art world - was thinking of me. In today's snail mail, I received a #10 envelope - with a cool and subtle print of candles on it - full of oriental ephemera! Little money envelopes, a skeleton leaf in a gorgeous shade of red, a decorative napkin, little rectangles of cardstock, a blank postcard of "Amitayus" - "Photo courtesy Surendra's Tibetan Thanka Treasure," a couple pieces of 6x6 scrapbook paper...WOW.<br /><br />Here is a pic of most of the lot...<br /><br />I haven't the faintest idea who sent this...the handwriting on the envelope looks a little familiar, but not really. I can't read the postmark, and there is no return address or information inside!! So - whoever my art angel is - I just have to send out "THANKS" into the universe - and cyberspace - and hope they know how much this brightened up my weekend!<br /><br />Now to make some art with these cool things, and pass on the "favor!"<br /><br />RAKs - Random Acts of Kindness - are wonderful - but I wish I had someone I could thank!<br /><br />Artists ROCK!!Kathie-artsykathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14046862584978180585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778490508448623881.post-33208428560644584712009-02-21T17:20:00.005-05:002009-02-21T17:37:42.302-05:00Polymer clay-what do you think?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjldw90K4o9RlyV9sSEIv58vija4FoR02emuQSgcjOq-LnqnglAEPLcCwiaDrQ-a-lk7w5h34me26lkQZARiaJQCTI9TJQ0VgmFw66Cyopo32j3bYzM04dqhoHEhj9HP1Xt-n6ZPbbCJer4/s1600-h/K-polymerClayPinsFronts.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 378px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjldw90K4o9RlyV9sSEIv58vija4FoR02emuQSgcjOq-LnqnglAEPLcCwiaDrQ-a-lk7w5h34me26lkQZARiaJQCTI9TJQ0VgmFw66Cyopo32j3bYzM04dqhoHEhj9HP1Xt-n6ZPbbCJer4/s400/K-polymerClayPinsFronts.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305383484348456690" /></a><br />This link is to the new International Polymer Clay Association survey - I don't believe there are many readers of my blog who are clayers, but if you are, please check into the survey and add your answers. They are doing planning for the next two years, and that is always much easier when you know what your membership wants.<br /><br /><br />http://www.npcg.org/survey/index.php?sid=59188&lang=en<br /><br />Just to pique your interest, I am posting a batch of polymer clay pins I made once upon a time.Kathie-artsykathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14046862584978180585noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778490508448623881.post-3086040404327800772009-01-19T14:23:00.002-05:002009-01-19T20:53:49.187-05:00Family can inspire creativity...Sad news - my youngest aunt - my sister's youngest sister - died last week after a year-long battle with AML - leukemia. She was only 59 - nine years older than I am. It makes you take a long, hard look at what you are doing with your life. <br /><br />And creativity is - and needs to be - a major part of my life.Kathie-artsykathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14046862584978180585noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778490508448623881.post-32620859952217002622009-01-11T19:18:00.001-05:002009-01-11T19:29:34.753-05:00Thinking about the world, and metaphorically, how it is like the sea<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ52T4btnIyquUZn6cbUTxvnu4t4UkM8ykcybm7vqGK98q13tpcTwzUYG32cm_io7fM4IQBrcccBwogz03hPh5ReuJZPg7IZIrrqddn8CUb9t7BZL-l8pybaW16TYgRNNojoBdf-nPrWes/s1600-h/K-IciclesOnGreen.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ52T4btnIyquUZn6cbUTxvnu4t4UkM8ykcybm7vqGK98q13tpcTwzUYG32cm_io7fM4IQBrcccBwogz03hPh5ReuJZPg7IZIrrqddn8CUb9t7BZL-l8pybaW16TYgRNNojoBdf-nPrWes/s400/K-IciclesOnGreen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290197450609571618" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;">The following is part of a comment I made on one of my yahoo groups (bell-jar artists) that I felt was important enough for me to post here.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">"It seems that the ways of the world toss us hard" (referring to another poster's comment about life);</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">"I find that if I remember I am significant as an individual, and a single voice can change things, but at the same time, I am a small part of a very large universe, where there are many voices (I DO hear them sometimes when no one else does...), many souls, much creativity that ebbs and flows like tides...(keeping with the imagery deb began with...). I find the metaphor of our soul being a lighthouse very interesting; beyond where our light falls, there is much we do not know about, and we must count on the sea to carry it to our shores...some may be detritus (junk) and some may be treasures beyond measure..."</span></span></span></div> <div style="font-family: georgia; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </div> <div><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128);font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;">I love the souls on this list. We may not talk alot, but there is a shared rhythm that gives us a place to seek peace, and understanding, and focus when we lose our way.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Here is some art to help you reflect on how I see my world right now, with the snow and the peace that it provides (as long as I don't have to go out and drive in it!!)</span><br /></span><br /></span></div>Kathie-artsykathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14046862584978180585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778490508448623881.post-85956054530207778252009-01-02T22:10:00.000-05:002009-01-11T19:30:52.968-05:00New year, new thoughts, new ART?Well, I have new alcohol ink stuff to post, as well as the Christmas card I created for my cyberscribes Christmas card exchange, which was a delight - especially in the cards that I received. But I'm nursing a cold, and I haven't scanned the items, so you (my blog-followers...) will just have to wait with bated (or is that baited?) breath for me to get them scanned and posted.<br /><br />In the meantime, I want to say that I hope 2009 is an art-filled, spiritually-enlightening year for many of us, as we have to wean ourselves away from the man-made consumeristic products that we can shop for in our malls, and instead look back longingly to items that have the handmade element. We can create our art without divesting ourselves of our nest eggs (although, I will admit, that I have acquired ALL of the colors of Tim Holtz's alcohol inks - that was my Christmas gift to "me" - now I just have to figure out how all his creative names relate to the actual colors...lol!). We can use wire, rusted car parts, rusted bottle caps, snippets of fabric (or, old garments retrieved from the local thrift store), leftover paints, pages torn from books and pasted onto recycled board, pictures torn from magazines that are retrieved from waiting rooms (too old to be of any use for actual news...) - all these are ways we can find material for our art.<br /><br />So - let's not let the poor economy get us down! Instead, let's do our homesteading at home, in our artwork! We throw away so much that we can re-use to CREATE! My challenge to you is to focus on one piece over the next week, and link it to this blog!Kathie-artsykathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14046862584978180585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778490508448623881.post-16540023391809456612009-01-02T19:13:00.002-05:002009-01-11T19:38:17.994-05:00Kathie-artsykathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14046862584978180585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778490508448623881.post-84553109582436796362008-12-06T23:00:00.000-05:002008-12-06T23:12:44.946-05:00Z-tile adventures giving me great ideas!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Ml2-hDLqWa22SGp5x1av7ELfIQgYk20l5xz9KJXJ7C9PS-3vgb1WdpN_wZW4VD7muPE1xQ0Q1mx4iysc9LImpBYEzTkpHM9xxyWFwU0nxyswKN4k1WeX5GIZ_N_ymrqmj0O9_jCcfW7m/s1600-h/K-DoodleLikeZentangle-08.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Ml2-hDLqWa22SGp5x1av7ELfIQgYk20l5xz9KJXJ7C9PS-3vgb1WdpN_wZW4VD7muPE1xQ0Q1mx4iysc9LImpBYEzTkpHM9xxyWFwU0nxyswKN4k1WeX5GIZ_N_ymrqmj0O9_jCcfW7m/s320/K-DoodleLikeZentangle-08.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276895897143251362" border="0" /></a><br />Wire woman is doing some great stuff on the yahoo group z-tile adventures. Her group is based on the original Zentangles site and designs. Check out Maria & Rick's work at Zentangle.com. I've done a couple z-tiles but not in the official size of 3 1/2 inches square. I've gotta dig out my cool handmade papers and cut up a couple to do tiles. Zentangle site suggests using cold press 110# paper - I think (not referencing site offhand...) - and Pigma Micron pens. I use black rollerballs alot for just regular writing and doodling. But like the z-tile adventures site notes, Zentangling is NOT simply doodling. There are specific patterns - what they refer to as "tangles" - that you learn. Then, as you are decorating a tile, often with a string originally created on your tile, you enter a "meditative state" as you create your Zentangle. Cool stuff.<br /> Here's an old piece I made while listening to a lecture, before I even knew Zentangles existed. I like the piece. I had to cut it off the paper I originally drew it on, and I scanned it against a sheet of lavendar cardstock. The repetitive patterns are what make it Zentangle-ish.Kathie-artsykathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14046862584978180585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778490508448623881.post-68102600962537707322008-10-29T23:04:00.001-04:002008-10-29T23:16:59.555-04:00"OLD" art to post<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ1nawGKHoVxF-abG6mjolvctmW6htziTpWrzl6_vhsYAeMCf_DPwuUzd2eWIIZIkjil30EUwnwEKyFuGSn5JVGiNsz9B3PiADTXcRhyz3q3T_pO89ZxUry3i8BlF7y7qH_VPbxPgeZ64Y/s1600-h/K_ABCPunchCardBookletOpen.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 119px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ1nawGKHoVxF-abG6mjolvctmW6htziTpWrzl6_vhsYAeMCf_DPwuUzd2eWIIZIkjil30EUwnwEKyFuGSn5JVGiNsz9B3PiADTXcRhyz3q3T_pO89ZxUry3i8BlF7y7qH_VPbxPgeZ64Y/s320/K_ABCPunchCardBookletOpen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262779300758335778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYvZKSrc-2U5OUZptQfjx4mbEDKC8i1Sn5SCmjl_CSlCRFjJvJf_MIB0xZ9LNzO4OYJdSdYhvpKrxeR_Ik62UAQcpC3H3Feho3Gv559Est4CHahftSv5QPZnvYa8ZolM88ARh7KvzYpqrZ/s1600-h/K_ABC_ROYGBVBookletPunchCard.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYvZKSrc-2U5OUZptQfjx4mbEDKC8i1Sn5SCmjl_CSlCRFjJvJf_MIB0xZ9LNzO4OYJdSdYhvpKrxeR_Ik62UAQcpC3H3Feho3Gv559Est4CHahftSv5QPZnvYa8ZolM88ARh7KvzYpqrZ/s320/K_ABC_ROYGBVBookletPunchCard.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262779094800440178" border="0" /></a><br />Well, since I'm a bit "blank" at the moment, I am going to post a piece of art that I created a couple years ago, for an exhibition that was held at the Washington Museum in Kansas (I think I am remembering that right...). It was by invitation, and was a punch-card exhibit. You remember the old punch cards that we used to use when we first began doing computer stuff? You had to punch holes in the cards in order to run your program?<br /><br />Well, these became obsolete, obviously, and this institution found a huge box of these old, unused punch cards, and they sent out a call for artists to participate in creating something with these cards. You had to send an SASE and they sent two punch cards for you to create your art with. Your piece had to fit into a standard #10 envelope. Anyway, here is the inside and outside of the piece I created, which I called ABCXYZ ROYGBV (the second set of letters being the colors in a rainbow - red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet). I created a sort of mini-book, with a corded and beaded binding.<br /><br />Hope you like it! I'd love to hear comments about this piece. I loved making it, for sure!Kathie-artsykathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14046862584978180585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778490508448623881.post-76716816747519810422008-10-17T22:21:00.000-04:002008-10-17T22:29:20.114-04:00New creations<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAqf2EFg099mzM_WEioD4n8g6ER9h-MgsJTeTUbzUNYdhMhG02mKZXDVTo_3FSseNhcqT1PiNntJs57VVlEJnkyNjbv3BZ3gGddxYANPIwor4EJTeLGsVrpPYvqBY2wHcrey8EE01uLCb8/s1600-h/K-CreditCardMagnet-SentTo-SandraDupal.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAqf2EFg099mzM_WEioD4n8g6ER9h-MgsJTeTUbzUNYdhMhG02mKZXDVTo_3FSseNhcqT1PiNntJs57VVlEJnkyNjbv3BZ3gGddxYANPIwor4EJTeLGsVrpPYvqBY2wHcrey8EE01uLCb8/s320/K-CreditCardMagnet-SentTo-SandraDupal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258314832518459922" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCVN_d_L81S3Och07NCMFI3poVQ54ez6I71wRd6FOnbM6MJEkRV1zeOB_AFCr6XK6yvoUOhuDajHfN6Vy8WlyMkAyivFCu9tDAXr_WfY2HGj8B558MQg5eUUdrWMyRkhTeXt7ft_AZPDaH/s1600-h/K-Envelope-SentTo-SandraDupal.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCVN_d_L81S3Och07NCMFI3poVQ54ez6I71wRd6FOnbM6MJEkRV1zeOB_AFCr6XK6yvoUOhuDajHfN6Vy8WlyMkAyivFCu9tDAXr_WfY2HGj8B558MQg5eUUdrWMyRkhTeXt7ft_AZPDaH/s320/K-Envelope-SentTo-SandraDupal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258314337304644082" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOHE3xKP1BhSizbsWsBF2FhXZLLSV9a-kkNqFwhTX9xsTHkyjfVomng35-u0RbHjNUjGj-uS6JYhQhV0nAsZCMZIBJt5FyEj1jFkZ7FZH0pK_Fu3etjIvWLnFL2OhHxHJHPdrbkrgLJNAv/s1600-h/K-Card-Front-SentTo-SandraDupal.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOHE3xKP1BhSizbsWsBF2FhXZLLSV9a-kkNqFwhTX9xsTHkyjfVomng35-u0RbHjNUjGj-uS6JYhQhV0nAsZCMZIBJt5FyEj1jFkZ7FZH0pK_Fu3etjIvWLnFL2OhHxHJHPdrbkrgLJNAv/s320/K-Card-Front-SentTo-SandraDupal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258314137728427730" border="0" /></a><br />Doing some polymer clay work, making beads - not finished yet but will photograph when done. Posting a magnet, envelope & card made recently for a Creative Junction friend. Comments or questions welcome!Kathie-artsykathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14046862584978180585noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778490508448623881.post-2233144485651004612008-09-29T23:00:00.001-04:002008-09-29T23:07:26.452-04:00More alcohol ink backgrounds...scanned -<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj93IMdu43eXNkkbI39Qet16Y6LLjyuvMop9zcMeDvJbwVHds6_iX7X6g3M4KwVS_1U6vGPFQd_KJfpK31Ntq2U8VD6fD3AbkR1_GjmYBVn_Pncvoco_DBsHRnGIVfKPRBTo__iVcqLFrOr/s1600-h/K-AlcoholPrintPurpleBefore.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj93IMdu43eXNkkbI39Qet16Y6LLjyuvMop9zcMeDvJbwVHds6_iX7X6g3M4KwVS_1U6vGPFQd_KJfpK31Ntq2U8VD6fD3AbkR1_GjmYBVn_Pncvoco_DBsHRnGIVfKPRBTo__iVcqLFrOr/s320/K-AlcoholPrintPurpleBefore.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251645117727587794" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-uaY_1xYQ7xhwVWP4Nt-RFyEDS0gQyFMWeOdkwzljlXE6V4GmlT5Md_WFSDHjlVoKvs-bIC3qWHdGz5uJ4orCzpyDyl5HZmKs0hyphenhyphenTeudMAJpADycoPVeUlYTX9TxwJ1dgCslVw02-FZH/s1600-h/K-AlcoholPrintGold.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-uaY_1xYQ7xhwVWP4Nt-RFyEDS0gQyFMWeOdkwzljlXE6V4GmlT5Md_WFSDHjlVoKvs-bIC3qWHdGz5uJ4orCzpyDyl5HZmKs0hyphenhyphenTeudMAJpADycoPVeUlYTX9TxwJ1dgCslVw02-FZH/s320/K-AlcoholPrintGold.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251644914077125154" border="0" /></a><br />I have to admit, these Tim Holtz alcohol inks are pretty cool. The purple one I am posting here will be changed - I want to add more ink/colors to it - but I think the yellow/gold/purple/blue one is pretty much ready to be used. Now I just need to decide HOW to use it!Kathie-artsykathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14046862584978180585noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778490508448623881.post-50799412828472453892008-09-21T20:56:00.000-04:002008-09-21T21:00:32.264-04:00Second sheet of polished stone technique<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRjMetQm1szLQKLKFerFw4bcGMcyJItY4eOUFu4ZNJbRQPEaFVF9TzOzMWDbzQLnfRe1qC5OM_tynFoqQAJoxkN-7jB4pTBpvWbGlkg0HMuV4Z9MQMKrseC76pWUgTCemZgV4zswhqlX0Z/s1600-h/K-Alcohol-InksBackground-B-9-21-08.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRjMetQm1szLQKLKFerFw4bcGMcyJItY4eOUFu4ZNJbRQPEaFVF9TzOzMWDbzQLnfRe1qC5OM_tynFoqQAJoxkN-7jB4pTBpvWbGlkg0HMuV4Z9MQMKrseC76pWUgTCemZgV4zswhqlX0Z/s320/K-Alcohol-InksBackground-B-9-21-08.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248644272570044562" border="0" /></a><br />I am posting here the second sheet of the Tim Holtz alcohol inks polished stone technique that I experimented with today. This is very close in design/finish/style to the first sheet I did, and uses the same palette. You can see the first sheet in my previous post.<br /><br />I really enjoyed working with this technique. I also used the inks on a small glass vase. That still needs some more work, because the copper ink went on quite thickly on one of the three sides (it is a triangular vase) and it looks uneven. I will post that another time.Kathie-artsykathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14046862584978180585noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778490508448623881.post-12731169953440013642008-09-21T20:41:00.000-04:002008-09-21T21:03:27.155-04:00Some alcohol ink backgrounds<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirzHP0ollyHOr2u5YGc3lZCRQpQKNB6Bv-uL5s-2sABaMEIHrC3ciG7nGJbqHZRdf7zKiCRLo51lMNXHf1KkiNfnPpUiw4QMsy5qRmPhBz8Exm9Q6hqSERq9L6U0M0Hnpl9sOtqCyhgIBR/s1600-h/K-Alcohol-InksBackground-A-9-21-08.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirzHP0ollyHOr2u5YGc3lZCRQpQKNB6Bv-uL5s-2sABaMEIHrC3ciG7nGJbqHZRdf7zKiCRLo51lMNXHf1KkiNfnPpUiw4QMsy5qRmPhBz8Exm9Q6hqSERq9L6U0M0Hnpl9sOtqCyhgIBR/s320/K-Alcohol-InksBackground-A-9-21-08.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248640444202040738" border="0" /></a><br />I took the time today to do some "art retreating" but at HOME rather than at an official art retreat, as per a new Yahoo group I belong to - HomeArtRetreats. Pretty obvious name, I guess!<br /><br />Anyway, I thought I would post the two pieces of background paper I am so far most happy with. The other two pieces need more work, so they are not finished. I may decide to scan them before going further, though - for interest. The one to the left is version A.<br /><br />Basically what I did with this was follow the instructions on the back of the Tim Holtz Adirondack Alcohol inks set I purchased recently. The technique was called polished stone, or the polished stone effect. I used a non-porous craft sheet as my "palette" and used the bottles of ink themselves as the primary way to spread the color around.<br /><br />I used wild plum, pearl, copper, and stream (the blue) for my colors. After I put them on the craft sheet, I kind of moved them around a bit with a cotton ball saturated with rubbing alcohol. Then I laid a 4.25 x5.5 inch sheet of glossy card stock over the ink, twisted the paper, and lifted it. I returned it to the ink until the whole sheet was covered, and used the cotton ball as a dabber to finish up the edges if I felt I needed more ink there.<br /><br />The second sheet I finished is pretty close to being a matching sheet, so I am sending the set to a Yahoo group buddy (the Creative Junction group) who should enjoy using them to make cards.Kathie-artsykathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14046862584978180585noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778490508448623881.post-44047458756104250562008-09-15T22:16:00.000-04:002008-09-15T22:22:28.685-04:00PurpleOrchardArts - my business<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiqXZY3x00NtgAhFckTRqsBqQjUZ2qAjj98lSdY6HfU0SKomtVpHNr0x7KBBjrjeGNArkbKbF9geuZqOq5oLTVemXDUeBxUETVQAWodfSLfRy0fzGI67m207zBZaJP6vBlbCyUga67Mrn1/s1600-h/K-POA-businessCard.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiqXZY3x00NtgAhFckTRqsBqQjUZ2qAjj98lSdY6HfU0SKomtVpHNr0x7KBBjrjeGNArkbKbF9geuZqOq5oLTVemXDUeBxUETVQAWodfSLfRy0fzGI67m207zBZaJP6vBlbCyUga67Mrn1/s320/K-POA-businessCard.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246437897074693762" border="0" /></a><br />PurpleOrchardArts became official - with a tax identification code and all - in March of 2008, even though I filed papers with the county (Steuben, NY) way back in November of 1999.<br /><br />Here is my official - current - business card. I'm actually surprised that it can be read here! I have been working with my polymer clay, and hope to have at least a dozen pieces of OOAK (one of a kind) jewelry to exhibit/sell at 171 Cedar Street, an art center in Corning, New York. They are having a holiday show and sale from late November to late December, so that would be cool. I'm thinking if I provided them with some beads as well, those might also go for sale.<br /><br />I am also planning to produce some sets of calligraphed notecards, both for the church bazaar on November 15th and for the 171 display. So...lots of work for me!Kathie-artsykathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14046862584978180585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778490508448623881.post-29132346210152002112008-09-15T20:54:00.000-04:002008-10-29T23:15:44.650-04:00In the beginning...<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Another new beginning for me! A business-related blog!! An art-related blog! A place to post my work, and my play. And a place to reach out to other art-minded friends, acquaintances, and potential art buddies...!!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The only impact we received here from Hurricane Ike was some miserable weather, wind, grey day (I HATE grey Mondays...) and some rain. Not as much as I would have expected. We had more the three days before Ike came through.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I do empathize with many of my art friends, though, who were much more impacted by the storm. Hope all can emerge more or less unscathed!</span>Kathie-artsykathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14046862584978180585noreply@blogger.com0